Kapelludden Lighthouse

Coordinates: 56°49′10″N 16°50′42″E / 56.819549°N 16.845077°E / 56.819549; 16.845077
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Kapelludden Lighthouse
Kapelludden lighthouse
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LocationKapelludden
Öland
Sweden
Coordinates56°49′10″N 16°50′42″E / 56.819549°N 16.845077°E / 56.819549; 16.845077
Constructed1872
Constructioncast iron tower
Height32 metres (105 ft)
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower with observation room, balcony, lantern and central cylinder
Markingsred tower, grey lantern dome
OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[2]
Light
Focal height29.7 metres (97 ft)
Range12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi)[1]
CharacteristicLFI W 10s.
Sweden no.SV-5498

Kapelludden Lighthouse, at Kapelludden on the east coast of the Swedish island of Öland, was built and lit in 1871. It is located in a wetland near the ruin of a 13th-century chapel, in Bredsättra socken, Borgholm Municipality.

The lighthouse is 32 meters high and was built by A.T. Gellerstedt.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Lighthouse Kapelludden (Öland) www.leuchtturmseiten.de
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Öland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

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